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DJ Name:<\/strong> Moe, Big Moe\nCo-host:<\/strong>\u00a0Her brother\u00a0Zach
\nDJ Shift:<\/strong> Mondays 3-6pm
\nOther KJHK Contributions: <\/strong>Live Music Committee (Freshman and Sophomore year), DJ Shift (Freshman, Sophomore year), Street Team (Sophomore year, current year)
\nYear:<\/strong> Junior
\nMajors:<\/strong> Business (Marketing), Journalism (News & Information)
\nFavorite Color:<\/strong> Black for clothing, Maroon in general
\nHobbies:<\/strong> Being outside, hiking, reading, hanging out with friends and being around animals
\nFavorite TV Shows:<\/strong> Twin Peaks, Skins, The Great British Bake Off<\/p>\n
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Ellie Fehlig: How did you hear about KJHK? EF: Who is your favorite local artist? EF: Okay, so what would you say is your favorite memory at KJ? EF: Yeah, that is awesome. What would you say is your favorite thing about being a DJ? EF: Do you have a name for your show? <\/p>\n EF: Is there anything you struggled with before joining KJHK that you are now better at? EF: Yeah, I definitely feel the same way. So who are some of your favorite artists besides the local ones you\u2019ve already mentioned? EF: Okay, last prompt: describe yourself in three words. Off the Mic DJ Name: Moe, Big Moe Co-host:\u00a0Her brother\u00a0Zach DJ Shift: Mondays 3-6pm Other KJHK Contributions: Live Music Committee (Freshman and Sophomore year), DJ Shift (Freshman, Sophomore year), Street Team (Sophomore year, current year) Year: Junior Majors: Business (Marketing), Journalism (News & Information) Favorite Color: Black for clothing, Maroon in general Hobbies: Being outside, hiking, reading, hanging out with friends and being around animals Favorite TV Shows: Twin Peaks, Skins, The Great British Bake Off Ellie Fehlig: How did […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6254,"featured_media":42339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3224,15],"tags":[3791,314,4443,3144],"class_list":["post-42187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-culture-interviews","category-featured-on-kjhk","tag-dj-profile","tag-kjhk","tag-melissa-yunk","tag-off-the-mic"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4563.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6254"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>Melissa Yunk:<\/strong> I went to one of those involvement fairs that all freshmen go to and I just stopped at the table.
\nEF: <\/strong>So what made you want to stop at the table?
\n<\/strong>MY:<\/strong> I have always really liked music and I knew I wanted to get involved with something in that way. I don\u2019t know, really. I just never really considered being a DJ and I was really shy when I was younger. The idea of not being seen but being able to just talk seemed really cool. It was a good way to get me out of my shell. It has been a lot of fun.<\/p>\n![\"Off](\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4556-300x200.jpg\")
EF: What kind of things have you learned or realized about yourself because of KJ?
\n<\/strong>MY:<\/strong> That is hard. I think I learned how outspoken I am. I guess I would not call myself shy at all anymore and I think that has a lot to do with KJ. Also, my love for music has definitely grown, especially in\u00a0different kinds of music. I\u2019m always looking for new genres and everything.
\nEF: <\/strong>So how has your taste in music grown? What did it used to be and what is it now?
\nMY:<\/strong> It kind of changed through stages of life. I went through the weird, punk, middle school stage. I\u2019ve always loved oldies though. I think the way it\u2019s changed with KJ is that it has opened my eyes to how much good local music there is. I have never really been a big fan of the top charts. I have really fallen in love with the local music scene. I guess I also love “alternative” and “not-as-popular hip hop.” \u00a0I am realizing how many different kinds of music there are and finding new music all the time.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>MY:<\/strong> I am really sad because it used to be Rev Gusto. I have been abroad for the last semester and so I did not know that they broke up. I found that out a few days ago. They were my favorite.\u00a0Now they are gone. I really like Arc Flash, Toughies and Your Friend. She is great.
\nEF:<\/strong> Yeah, I saw her a couple weeks ago.
\nMY:<\/strong> I think I met you there (at her release show).
\nEF:<\/strong> Yeah, did I meet you?
\nMY:<\/strong> Yeah, I was outside.
\nEF:<\/strong> Oh yeah! Sorry, I met so many people that night. It is all a blur to me. Sorry!
\nMY:<\/strong> (laughing) You\u2019re fine.<\/p>\n![\"Off](\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4572-300x200.jpg\")
\n<\/strong>MY:<\/strong> All of the live shows have been a lot of fun, especially being involved in Live Music staff. We got to work them\u00a0and I like\u00a0being able to meet everybody. We danced to \u201cChandelier\u201d with SZA\u00a0backstage. We spoke with\u00a0Real Estate which is really cool because they are really good.\u00a0We also brought The Griswolds.\u00a0I had actually known them before. Helping them\u00a0led to us getting free backstage passes to their show at the Granada\u00a0later that night. Overall, it is the shows\u00a0and all of the events that we\u2019ve been able to put on. Everybody we have been able to meet has just been crazy.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>MY:<\/strong> My favorite thing about being a DJ is making people listen to whatever I want to listen to. I can make them listen to a crazy rap song one second and then Johnny Cash the next.
\nEF:<\/strong> Is that what you do?
\nMY:<\/strong> Sometimes, it depends. We try and do it in segments. I think, yesterday, we had an electronic segment and then it automatically went into old folk, like country.\u00a0It is just fun.
\nEF: <\/strong>How would you describe the music that you play during your show? Is it just a little bit of everything?
\n<\/strong>MY:<\/strong> It always depends on the day. We have a few songs we play every time. We always play \u201cTwo Weeks\u201d by Grizzly Bear but that\u2019s an inside joke with my last show. It is\u00a0a great song too. I love Mac DeMarco and Tame Impala so they are always in there. Our show is on Monday, so a lot of the time it just feels right to start with some sad or gloomy songs because it\u2019s the start of the week.<\/p>\n![\"Off](\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4534-300x200.jpg\")
\n<\/strong>MY:<\/strong> We\u2019ve been trying to find one. Our last name is \u201cYunk\u201d so you would think we would be able to do something fun with that, like rhyme it with \u201cfunk\u201d or something.\u00a0We have\u00a0been on a creative drought. It does not have one right now but if you can think of anything you should let me know.
\nEF:<\/strong> The Funky Yunks? That is just the first thing that popped into my mind.
\nMY:<\/strong> We have tried \u201cGetting Funky with the Yunkies\u201d but that is just weird.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>MY:<\/strong> I am from a pretty small town and my high school only had 200 people in it total, so you knew everybody. I was not very scared about coming here but it was definitely eye-opening for the first few weeks because you did not know anybody. KJHK definitely helped me find people that I get along with well. I made some really great friends. It has\u00a0been really great in that sense.<\/p>\n![\"Off](\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_4585-200x300.jpg\")
\n<\/strong>MY:<\/strong> Almost all of them are dead which is really depressing. Johnny Cash is probably number one right now, maybe him,\u00a0Elton John and Billy Joel.
\nEF:<\/strong> Ah, I love Billy Joel. He is one of my favorites.
\nMY:<\/strong> Right? He is so good. I was actually just listening to \u201cVienna\u201d on my walk over here. That is where I studied abroad too. The\u00a0main reason I picked that is because I was looking at all the schools and I did\u00a0not\u00a0know where any of these places were. I was like, \u201cThat\u2019s a good song. I\u2019m gonna go there.\u201d It\u00a0turned out to be great.
\nEF:<\/strong> I love it.
\nMY:<\/strong>\u00a0I love those three artists. Oh, Elton John\u2019s not dead. He is still alive.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>MY:<\/strong> Three words? I\u2019d say I\u2019m optimistic, kind of sarcastic, and quirky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"